hey!! i need the words for honor and desire, and the phrases "beauty shall save the world" and "by merit and by culture" in greek.... thanks!!! please email the words to <no email addresses please> as well.

I am looking for some information regarding surnames suffixes. I am researching "Lazarucz", a Hungarian family surname from Transylvania, Romania; specifically, Mezoband (now Band), near Tirgu Mures. I am wondering if the "ucz" is a suffix on the name "Lazar" or "Lazaru". This was my great grandmothers name. I have seen Lazar as a first name as well as a surname. What can you tell me about this? Thank you for your help.

I just got back from traveling across SE Asia for 3 months last year. Had an amazing time! Didn't have the $$ to get some ink done while we were there. Was wondering if someone might be able to to translate a few phrases from English into Khmer Script please? I know there may not be an exact literal translation, but hopefully it will be close.

Below are a few phrases that I'm thinking of. Thank you so much for your time.

This word is evidently identical to Sanskrit उत्सव(utsava, “jour de fête; joi, bonheur”) in the Sanskrit-French dictionary, which I use. It comes from उड्(“upwards”) + सव(“incitation, instigator”). If so, if ts is not pronounced as one consonant, then probably Russian ц is inappropriate - in this case only the corresponding spelling would be утсав. Bogorm 10:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm thinking 不要死不瞑目 might work. It literally means, "Don't die with your eyes not closed." In other words, if your eyes are open when you die, that means that you still have things that you wanted to accomplish, before you died. 死不瞑目 is an idiom in Chinese. -- A-cai 14:21, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I am writing a children's book that takes place in Marrakech, Morocco and I am looking fro the vernacular translation for:

"My mother"
"My home"
"My grandmother"
"My father"

Thank you!

I'm no expert, but having lived in Morocco I would say ‘walīdatī’ for ‘my mother’ (spelling is difficult, since the vernacular is hardly ever written, but probably وليدتي). For ‘my father’ I'd say ‘walīdī’ (وليدي). ‘My grandmother’ — ‘zheddatī’ (جدتي‎). I'm not sure which word they would use for ‘home’ in Morocco. Ƿidsiþ 23:24, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Moroccan Arabic is not my language either, but I would have thought امي‎ (ummi) for ‘my mother’, داري‎ (dari) for ‘my home’, and بوي‎ (bui) for ‘my father’. I agree with جدتي‎ (zheddatī) for ‘my grandmother’. But if he’s looking for French as used in Morocco, that’s another story. —Stephen 17:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Let me correct the Arabic version Widsith has provided: it's والدتي (wālidati) - my mother and والدي (wālidati) - my father, with the long "a", not "i". The other way to say "my father" is أبي (abi) and "my mother" as Stephen said, امي (ummi). The same spelling أبي may be pronounced as "abuyya" in Eastern Arabic. Not sure, which dialect is بوي (bui). :) --Atitarev 22:05, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm well aware that it's والد and والدة in standard Aranic, but in Morocco they pronounce it with a long "i". Although they may still spell it in the normal way I suppose. Ƿidsiþ 09:33, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

I did not about the Moroccan way. Aren't they shortening everything instead? Thanks for the insight. --Anatoli 09:44, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

334a, I understand that you are knowledgeable in Aramaic. How good is your Hebrew? Mine is pitiful. If yours is trustworthy and you are up to doing this, could you please translate the following into Hebrew (with pointing if you know it)?

Let my ruins become the ground you build upon.

Now, this sentence is supposed to be spoken with respect towards God, so if you can make it reflect an honorific voice please do so. If you (334a) cannot translate this, please pass this request along to someone who IS well-versed in Hebrew. One more thing, if you know how to express the aforementioned sentence into Aramaic could you do that as well? I sincerely appreciate your assistance!—Strabismus 01:48, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

hi i wanted to translate "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free" into gaelic for a tattoo if somebody could help me out
—the above request was left unsigned by 129.137.153.196 at 17:11, 5 February 2009—

First, surely you mean mahalo. Second, these three words appear to be unconnected, that is, they don’t make a sentence together...is that right? Third, I assume you want the Hawaiian words themselves written in Arabic, and not just the translations of the Hawaiian words. And fourth, kufic is a particular family of Arabic typefaces. You would have to copy the Arabic from here into a program such as Word, WordPad, or Notepad, and then change the font to a Kufi font (which you must have installed on your computer). —Stephen 08:07, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

An additional transcription of "Hawaii" (retaining the ʻokina) into Arabic might be:

هاوايئ

Another thing to keep in mind is that none of the Hawaiian terms mentioned here makes use of nā leokani kō (long vowels). Therefore it is possible (and perhaps preferable) to transcribe the three Hawaiian words into Arabic (with pointing) thus:

مَهَلَوْ

هَوَئِئِ (employing the first hamza only to avoid: a) a diphthong "ay" and b) a glide "y")

أَلَوْهَ

These are merely suggestions I thought I'd share.—Strabismus 21:10, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

But when transliterating foreign words, Arabic is not applied as an abjad, but as a true alphabet. That is, alif, waw and yaa’ are used for the vowels, regardless of length. Arabic script is an abjad only when used to write Arabic. —Stephen 17:32, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

In practice, yes. But compare also the variant spellings of words in Hebrew depending on whether or not pointing is used. At any rate, I was merely representing the Hawaiian words phonetically in Arabic script, WITH respect to vowel length. Just alternate renderings. Not criticizing your transcriptions. :)—Strabismus 22:24, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

I wanted to reflect the pronunciation of "Noorudeen" as he presented it in Latin script. Notice, too, that whoever posted the Cyrillic and Greek at the beginning used the long [u] and not an [ə] or [ɯ̆]. Were they wrong? But, yes, the traditional transcription of "Mohammed" in Hangul is rendered thus. BTW, next time please remember to sign your comments, be they comment-comments or counter-comments.—Strabismus 21:03, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Just a note: lameno is a literal "Hawaiianization" of the word "ramen", and isn't in any Hawaiian dictionary yet. If you want other words to consider, nulu is the word for noodle, and kaimine is the word for saimin, another popular noodle dish in Hawaiʻi. Kal(talk) 04:54, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Better yet, why not nulu huki(huki)? Literally "pulled noodle(s)", this would be a calque on the original Chinese (suggested) meaning of "ramen": 拉麺 (lāmiàn). Just a thought.—Strabismus 05:02, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

The link is not useful, amongst the translations there is no Japanese (for the first meaning), Amharic, Punjabi, Sanskrit and Thai. In the history of the page there are no IP edits which means that the page is probably semi-protected. Whilst that has some advantages, it deprives the users with the respective background, who are too indolent to register, of the possibility to expand the table. Alas, we cannot leave a message before the table unregistered users can add translations to the talk page and after verification they will be inserted. Bogorm 21:35, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

First of all, are phonetic renderings wanted or just straightforward translations? I ask this because "CAN U WRITE{…}" [emphasis mine] sounds a little ambiguous.—Strabismus 22:13, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Japanese 畜生 essentially means "brute" or "beast". Japanese is not as forthright as other languages are when it comes to profanity (especially when dropping the f-bomb). However, the word やる can be used to mean "fuck" or "do" (as in, "I'd do her.").—Strabismus 20:45, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

i am planning to get a tatoo in Ancient egyptian Hieratic scripture that reads "Time is only a measurment if it is being measured" could you please help me with this? thanks so much!

Egyptian writing can only be displayed outside the Unicode repertoire. You can find a couple of fonts featuring the most salient glyphs in Egyptian. Try googling them. Then tell us which one you have and then we might be able to work out the coding of the characters to represent the text you request.—Strabismus 20:17, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Please can anyone translate my name which is Gary into Ancient Greek and Thai?

First of all, do you want the equivalent of Gary in these languages or a transliteration (i.e., how to spell them in the native writing systems)?

The name "Gary", as you may already know, means essentially "spear".

If you want the orthographic representations of this name then perhaps the following will suffice:

Ancient Greek: Γάρη

Thai: แกรี

As far as equivalents of "Gary" go, I'm not sure there are any in the given languages. At any rate, there you have it.—Strabismus 23:59, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Gary in Modern Greek is Γκάρι, so I would expect the Ancient Greek to be Γάρι. —Stephen 01:55, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Usually in transcriptions of Western names. I used the eta to symbolize the open "y" at the end—that is, if "Gary" is being pronounced /ˈɡæɹi(ː)/ and not /ˈɡæɹɪ/. Of course, there's no real equivalent in Modern Standard Greek to the vowel /æ/ as in "cat". Either way, both are fine. But I would use the eta for the "y" [i] at the end.—Strabismus 02:14, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

But in Ancient Greek, Γάρη is pronounced /ˈga.rɛː/, and it looks like a feminine name. The closest you can get to Gary in Ancient Greek is Γάρι. —Stephen 07:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

It depends on the dialect. At any rate, I've presented my suggestion and it's now up to Gary to choose for himself. (I just hope this isn't another one of those tattoo decisions!)—Strabismus 20:50, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Gary, you haven't asked for these languages but I want to add, anyway. Perhaps, you might be interested. In Russian, there is no consistent way to render /æ/, so we use Cyrillic "а", "э"/"е" (e in "pen"). So "Harry" is Гарри /garri/, seldom Харри /xarri/ but "Gary" is Гэри /geri/ just to make them different.

There's also Гәри (Gæri) as would be used in some Turkic phonetic representations.—Strabismus 21:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

In Chinese, most common is perhaps 加里 (jiālǐ) (which also means "potassium") but can be as different as 蓋瑞 / 盖瑞 /gàiruì/.

Your name doesn't have a good meaning in Japanese because 下痢 (げり, geri), pardon me, means "diarrhoea", so your name is transliterated either as ゲイリー or ゲーリー (geirī or gērī). I hope you won't be upset about it. Well, my name in Japanese sounds like "hole" and "bird" - 穴 + 鳥, although I spell it アナトリー in Japanese.

Another Japanese Katakana transcription of "Gary" could be ゲイリ.—Strabismus 21:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

The length is often optional in the transliteration into Japanese katakana. My name is usually spelled アナトリー but can be アナトーリー, アナトーリ or アナトリ. --Anatoli 22:53, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

No consistency in Arabic, either: غاري is the most common, the first letter غ stands for /ɣ/ (ġ), not /g/ but Egyptians will write جاري, which other Arabs may misread as "Jary". Egyptians themselves may get confused when to read ج as /g/ or /dʒ/ (foreign words only, in Egyptian Arabic, it's always /g/).

I see people like translating their names into other scripts. I spell my Russian name Анатолий as Anatoli (the other variant is Anatoly). Can someone transliterate my name into Hindi, Gujarati, Thai, Khmer, Bengali, Hebrew and some other scripts (modern, not ancient), please?

Would you please translate from English to Khmer,Thai and Gujarati.Edit

ok im getting one of either tattoos that read "Look to the stars" And "Time is only a measurement if it is being measured" and/or "The kingdom of heaven is within you; and whosoever shall know himself shall find it” and i would like it to be in egyptian arabic.... i believe is the term:) thanks so much

Recently I discussed with Ivan_Štambuk how to render the South-Slavic word prasrodstvo to English and although he came up with some suggestions, we are in a cul-de-sac. This word is essential for etymological sections and is often used by South Slavic linguists. The full German æquivalent is Urverwandtschaft, so please someone translate it to English, if there is an appropriate word for that or at least check Ivan's suggestions. Bogorm 11:12, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I shall make use of the second term when I find an entry, where mine edits will not undergo reversion. When I tried to add the primitive cognate with cf., this was reverted as unnecessary to be mentioned, even though Petar Skok reckoned it essential to be listed. Bogorm 17:27, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Can someone please translate What goes around comes around to aramaic /syriac and/or estrangelo
more importantly estrangelo cause I think it's the most beautiful script, I would really appreciate it since I want it for a tattoo
And also if you can translate my name Babylonia
Thank you!!!! —This unsigned comment was added by Baby11 (talk • contribs) at 00:36, 24 February 2009.

Yes, indeed, Estrangelo is a very beautiful script and it is the script in which Aramaic is written as a rule. User:334a has Aramaic background, he can help you, I am only a novice. Bogorm 08:40, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

( re: User:334a. Has anybody seen him lately? I had a request awhile back and I haven't heard from him at all. :(—Strabismus 21:15, 25 February 2009 (UTC) )

I saw a blog titled How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor)[1] and it suggests to have someone translate the following phrases for you to learn a bit about the language and then decide if it's worth your while to study it. (For the record, I am skeptical that one hour will be anywhere near enough.) I thought I knew just the place to ask for this kind of thing: Wiktionary! The phrases are:

The apple is red.

It is John’s apple.

I give John the apple.

We give him the apple.

He gives it to John.

She gives it to him.

I must give it to him.

I want to give it to her.

And I'm going to add some of my own:

He doesn't give it to John

We don't give it to him

I know French already, so I'll translate to demonstrate:

La pomme est rouge

C'est la pomme de John (or Jean)

Je donne la pomme à John

Nous lui donnons la pomme

Il la donne à John (assuming that 'it' means 'the apple')

Elle la lui donne

Je dois la lui donner

Je veux la lui donner

Il ne la donne pas à John

Nous ne la lui donnons pas

See the blog for what we can infer from this. Internoob 00:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

I share your skepticism. The given phrases are assuming that all cultures/languages have a word for “apple”, “red”, and “John”. Now, red is a VERY common color among almost all cultures, but still it oughtn't be the words included that matter as much as the syntax of the examples. Also, I too am eager to see what other Wiktionarians think.—Strabismus 02:06, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

That's right. It's used to examine the syntax and grammar of the language with respect to pronouns, noun cases, negation, conjugation, etc. to determine how easy it is to learn these features. These shouldn't by any means be the only criteria to determine how easy a language is to learn, but I'm still curious. Internoob 02:34, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

As am I. Learing a language takes alot more than one hour. However, that shouldn't discourage anybody. You CAN still learn some good things within an hour. It also depends on one's feelings towards the language in question. If you're being forced to take it in school as a prerequisite for graduating you may or may not like the language; so getting ideas to stick in your memory might be difficult. Whereas, if you're learning by your own choice, chances are there's something about the language that caught your eye/ear in the first place and you've probably already memorized THAT. So, again, it depends. The moral being: learn by HEART, not by ROTE.—Strabismus 04:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Tagalog: deva is Diwa in tagalog term.one of its dialect called dumagat has this word "Dewe" for deva- a close cousin of sanskrit and kavi.good spirit is "mabuting diwa" in tagalog, "masampat a dewe " in dumagat. Willy agrimano

Hi! Does anyone know how to translate love kills into greek? and how to pronounce it also!
I would appreciate it soo much cuz its for a tattoo i really want
Thanks!!

Did you want modern Greek? Ηαγάπηκαταστρέφει. NB—This is a figurative sense and NOT a literal translation as would be suggested by "Love murders." An approximate pronunciation would be /hi a.ˈɣa.pi ka.ta.ˈstɾɛ.ɸɪ/—Strabismus 22:15, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

What are exactly the Arabic standard vowels and what's their standard IPA, if this can be said about Arabic at all (MSA).
In particular, I am interested in fatha, whether the correct symbols are /ɑ(ː)/ and /æ(ː)/, e.g. قلب /qɑlb/ - "heart" and كلب /kælb/ - "dog". Other candidates are /ɛ̈/, /ɐ/. Is there an online source for it? Anatoli 02:55, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

If you have an iPod or other similar device, and have an interest in standard Arabic, you ought to check out ArabicPod. It's very fun and EXTREMELY helpful. It's hosted by Mohamed Moshaya and the teacher is one Ehab Saleh. Ehab's pronunciations are outstanding, to say the very least! His renderings are very centralized; e.g., قلب will be pronounced as /qʌlb/, غرفة (room) as /ˈɣʊɾ.fə/, ليش (why) as /lëːʃ/ (and not /lai̯ʃ/), etc. If you are familiar with transcribing what you listen to using the IPA, you should be able to pick up ALOT of good tips from Ehab. Check it out! :)—Strabismus 04:03, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Strabismus. I am actually familiar with ArabicPod but I stopped using it when they introduced subscriptions, I saved a number of transcripts before the site a paid one. I agree his accent is great. No, I can't convert sounds to IPA easily but I am searching for an online source describing the Arabic phonology in a more or less standard IPA. Yes, I am very interested in MSA but not spending too much time on it right now, as I am busy with Mandarin and Japanese but sometimes spend whole evenings, reading and listening to new texts. Anatoli 04:14, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

You can still get the episodes for free via iTunes or any other podcatcher. Or are you concerned with getting the pdf transcriptions as well? If so, I am too, but the strange thing is that I have never even seen the pdf transcriptions; even though I've heard about them (via their mentionings on the podcasts). I can kind of pick up on the subtleties through listening, but I too would like to "see" what I am hearing. At any rate, have you looked at the WP article on Arabic phonology? It deals mostly with MSA. There's also a pdf you can download on Arabic phonology. And if you're curious, there's a discussion on three areas of Arabic phonology. Google books has a few limited previews on this topic as well; e.g., this. Enjoy and good luck!—Strabismus 22:03, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Strabismus, although listening resources are useful, I already have some. I can tell, which sounds are pronounced but I'd like something supported by reliable sources. For example, I can't say with 100% certainty how much of vowel reduction exists in Arabic. So, is مدينة pronounced /mæˈdiːnɐ/, /məˈdiːnɐ/ or /mæˈdiːnæ/? To me, the first is correct but if I decide that this is one or the other, this will be an "original research".

I wonder if someone can help with a complete list of consonants, which affect the choice between the choice between [æ] and [ɑ] (pronunciation of fatha). What are the other consonants, apart from /ħ ʕ tˤ dˤ ðˤ sˤ/, which cause [ɑ]? I think /ɣ/ should be included (e.g. غداً). What about /x/ (e.g. خمسة)? Not so sure about /r/. Anatoli 02:59, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

The emphatic consonants almost always alter the following vowel. Same goes with the pharyngeals ح and ع, sometimes غ and occasionally خ. These may vary from dialect to dialect but the important thing to remember is that consonants pronounced with emphasis or tension often make it difficult for the muscles of the throat and tongue to return to their normal position in time before the following vowel is articulated.—Strabismus 20:21, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, Strabismus. Do you think there are any exceptions to the rule about the 4 letters you mentioned?

If you have a Wikipedia account, please join our discussion here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:IPA_for_Arabic. Please note the last comment from user Szfski. I am stretching my knowledge now and I can't find reosurces. User Æµ§œš¹ (Aeusoes1) has provided quotes from Watson's book but it seems not everybody agrees.

Created as son of God in his image of love, do I live as a son of God. I await the coming of the savior Christ in glory, and the completion of God's purpose for the world for he loved it so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.I shall live my life not to want or need for he shall provide me with love, with that love shall I be saved, forever shall I be a son of God

I would like reduce, reuse, recycle translated to as many prominent languages as possible. (They must be in imperative forms and please do not give any non-Latin script using languages other than Japanese, Chinese, Greek, and stuff using the Cyrillic alphabet.50 Xylophone Playerstalk 12:20, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Swedish:

reduce - reducera! (or "minska" or "begränsa"; it would depend on context)

Not all languages like to use the same parts of speech to get an idea across. In this case, Spanish prefers nouns to imperative verbs. In Spanish, this will be: reducción, reutilizaciónyreciclaje. —Stephen 00:50, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

French:

Assuming that we're using the first person plural imperative form, which would most likely be the case, it's:

I am the way the truth and the light, no man can come to me but through my father

Hm, this is some kind of distortion. The original is and the life ... to my Father but through me - ego sum via et veritas et vita nemo venit ad Patrem nisi per me. Anyway, the translation of the correct quotation of the Sacra Scriptura is: ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܫܪܪܐ ܘܚܝ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܝ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܝ . Anyway, it is up to you to replace ܚܝ with ܢܘܗܪܐ, if you are so keen to distort the original script. The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 19:08, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

ברדאלהא? Doesn't sound right somehow. Compare בית אלהא, which appears in the book of Ezra. And I used Aramaic script (in the sense of "one of the appropriate scripts for the Aramaic language"). {{tmr}} uses {{Hebr}} AFAIK.—msh210℠ 19:52, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

I thought at first about ܒܪ ܕܐܠܗܐ , and only after that did I search Peshitta for this expression (which comes up oftentimes). It turned out to be ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ (/sorry, I am unable to type it after the Estrangelo/ 9:9 Evangelium of ܡܬܝ), but I have no idea what the bold ܗ stands for... I shall summon 334a to umpire. See also google resultsThe uſerhight Bogormconverſation 20:06, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, בראדאלהא sounds right, in addition to my original suggestion. But not ברדאלהא. ‎ברא is "the son/child", whereas בר is "the son/child of". If you use the latter, you don't use ד־. I think.—msh210℠ 20:18, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

into Hebrew and/or Aramaic? I would greatly appreciate it! Also use vowel pointing if possible. (BTW, the quote is supposed to be said from a humble man to God.) Thank you!—Strabismus 21:17, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to disappoint you, but I can not translate it (anything) into Hebrew, since I am completely unfamiliar with that language, and would rather not try to do it into Aramaic, because my knowledge of it is elementary. The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 23:01, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Aw, geewhiz! :( Is there anybody here who CAN (or, more to the point, WILL) translate my passage?—Strabismus 01:01, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the delayed response: it's because I can't really help you and was hoping someone else could (and then I forgot about this request). I can help with part of it. The original, "Let my ruins become the ground you build upon", sounds somewhat poetic to me, so I've tried translating this into a similar register. "Let my ruins become" is then תִּהְיֶנָהחׇרְבוֹתַי.—msh210℠ 19:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Are you using the jussive? i.e., "let such-and-such happen" Also, "the ground you build upon" could probably be rendered in other ways; e.g., "a foundation for you", etc.—Strabismus 20:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Hello!
I would love to have some help translating my half Tamil son's name (Tyler William-Zaraja) into Tamil. I am aware that his name has letters that are not in the Tamil alphabet. I just want him to know what it would look like in his father's native language¹. thanks

டைலர் வில்லியம்-ஸரஜ ("Zaraja" could be written in other ways, I don’t know that name). —Stephen 02:03, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

¹Then why not ask the father how it's written? Also, Zaraja is the name of a place in Yemen, is this perhaps where the boy receives his name? Another spelling would be ஸராஜ.—Strabismus 20:05, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Because his father died.
thanks for the translation Stephen. It is appreciated.

I am sorry to hear that! How did your son receive his name? Is it related to Zarājah in Yemen? Or is it from a Dravidian source?—Strabismus 20:21, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Actually it is based on Suraj, but my family name is Zarate so in absolute american style i combined them. Not usual, but it means alot to us. And I have a few Yemenite friends who do appreciate the name. Thank you again for the translations. ;)

By the power of every moment of your goodness
May your heart's wishes be soon fulfilled
as completely shining as the bright full moon,
as magically as by a wish-fulfilling gem.
By the power of every moment of your goodness
May all dangers be averted and all disease be gone.
May no obstacle come across your way.
May you enjoy fulfillment and long life.

Hi i am wanting to get a phrase "live the life you love, love the life you live"
tattooed in arabic, can anyone translate this into arabic script?

Do you really want such a contradictory statement tattooed? On one hand it implies that if you are not living the life you love, you should change it (live the life you love). On the other hand it says you don't have to change your life, only love it. Mallerd 09:36, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

But in English it sounds good, irrespective of meaning. Part of the reason is the alliteration, so it may not be as good in other languages. Since this is for a permanent tattoo, be sure that you verify this with at least 2 or 3 native speakers before you use it. It can probably be improved on.

What I would like you to translate is a name in Turkish.It's my sons name which is EGE. Its EGEAN in English.Please if you can translate it into Sanskrit it would be greatly appreciated.Thank you so much for taking your time to help me.

good day to you.. angelina jolee has a tattoo on her left shoulder of a mantra meaning "May your enemies run far away from you. If you aquire rihes may they be yours, always. Your beauty will be that of aspiria. Wherever you may go many will attend, serve, and protect you. Surrounding you on all sides" i would love to et this tattooes on myself as wel, but can no find the writing that is clear enough to stencil.. anyone think they can possibly translate this for me, so i can get the correct charecters.. thank you so much :)

Te Tana Mana
One can be born with mana due to their whaanau position with in the hapu , within the tribe. It the most cases mana is earned. The reputation of the deed can also be credited to the whaanau, the hapu and to the tribe. If the mana is denigrated, again the loss of face is credited to the whaanau, the hapu and the tribe.
Each person has Mana. A diginity that belongs to each person during powhiiri, or greetings the mana of the individual and mana of the people collectively are maintained. During whaikorero the mana held by the speaker is mindful of the mana held by visitors. The speaker views may differ, however, protocol dictates that whenever the view of the visitor and mana of the Tangata Whenua (hosts remain intact).

Te Tana Mana
One can be born with mana due to their whaanau position with in the hapu , within the tribe. It the most cases mana is earned. The reputation of the deed can also be credited to the whaanau, the hapu and to the tribe. If the mana is denigrated, again the loss of face is credited to the whaanau, the hapu and the tribe.
Each person has Mana. A diginity that belongs to each person during powhiiri, or greetings the mana of the individual and mana of the people collectively are maintained. During whaikorero the mana held by the speaker is mindful of the mana held by visitors. The speaker views may differ, however, protocol dictates that whenever the view of the visitor and mana of the Tangata Whenua (hosts remain intact).

Hi, does anyone know the correct translation of 'trust yourself' in Latin? Thanks!

I think commenda tui or commendare tui. -- See also 11:44, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

In my heart There always be a place. For you for all my life translation to sanskritEdit

can someone please translate this to sanskript plis it a tattoo i would like for my terminally ill daughter thank you
In my heart There always be a place. For you for all my life translation to sanskrit

I'd go for a less literal translation. I confirmed with some fluent Danish speakers and they seem to agree. Tell me if you think this is good too. Det, der nærer mig, ødelægger mig også.Mike Halterman 20:25, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it sounds good, this is great to have another user with advanced knowledge of Danish here. You may address me in Danish, if you wish and I shall write to you in Danish on your talk page, when the occasion arises, ok? User:Leolaursen is a native speaker, if you are interested, you may ask him about his præference in this matter. The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 08:39, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

hey everyone, I appreciate the work people have been doing, been thinking of a script for an engraving lately and i think "be made whole" in aramaic would be classy enough for the occaision... anyone able to give me the aramaic representation I would be eternally grateful!

PLEASE HELP CONFIRM TRANSLATION FOR PETER FROM ENGLISH TO ARAMAIC THANK YOUEdit

PLEASE HELP CONFIRM TRANSLATION FOR PETER FROM ENGLISH TO ARAMAIC THANK YOU .Hi thanks for your response could you please clarify that Peter translated into Aramaic is ܟܐܦܐ as i have noticed you have said probaly , and as its for a tattoo i would really appreciate clarification , many thanks in advance and keep up the good work , kind regards Peter

The Aramaic for Peter referring to Saint Peter is indeed ܟܐܦܐ (Keepa). It could be translated in other ways as well, for the modern name Peter that is not Saint Peter. —Stephen 10:51, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Hello, I want to get a tattoo that is very important to me, so I will appreciate a lot if somebody can help me. I need the translation of "daughter of god" to aramic. ANYWAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH!—This unsigned comment was added by 190.135.160.220 (talk) at 22:31, 29 April 2009.

190.135.166.116/190.135.160.220, please keep in mind that the Hebrew script is not the most propagated one for that language nor was. In Estrangelo script the precedent expression is: ܒܪܬܐܕܐܠܗܐ (barta: da:laha). Additionally, Estranfelo has the nice ܬܐ ligature which I cannot reproduce here. It is up to you to decide whether you will opt for the Hebrew script or the Estrangelo script. The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 06:25, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

ligature

Not disagreeing with Bogorm here, but just fyi: The two scripts for Aramaic correspond bijectively (i.e., for each letter in one script there's a corresponding letter in the other) and the two answers you got to your question match under that correspondence.—msh210℠ 16:24, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

I saw this French documentary about the Yakuza some time ago and those Japanese kept saying something like hossss, with that very long s. I saw karatekas do the same. Is that entry in wiktionary? User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 09:06, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Are you sure it didn’t sound more like "yoshsh" (よし)? It means all right!, good!, and is very common. —Stephen 20:22, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, is that used as a greeting? The double sh might explain the long sissing sound, though. I didn't hear any y. I don't know any Japanese so I can't ask around. User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 17:46, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

It is used in ways that would sound like a greeting if you don’t speak Japanese. It’s only when you speak Japanese that you realize that he’s saying well or okay and not hello. —Stephen 21:12, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi Can you please translate " Journey of truth" in several types of kufic script. I wanted to get a tatoo and have heard that some types of kufic script are very elegant.

Thanks so much!

I would say: الرحلة في معرفة الحقيقة. However, since it’s a permanent tatoo, you should verify it with a native speaker or two. As for the kufic script, that’s a typeface. You have to copy the Arabic to a word processor such as Word or Notepad and change the font to Kufic. You will have to search for the Kufic font that you like and install it on your computer first. Kufic is a monumental script, meaning that it is designed to be carved into stone monuments. You might prefer a nice Diwani, which is elegant and very beautiful. —Stephen 19:19, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

can anyone please translate from english to latin the phrases "walk with me" and " Good Night, God Bless"
I want this as a tattoo for my late grandma and would like to make sure it is correct.

Thank You

Michelle

If the command of "walk with me" is to a single person, then you would use "ambulamecum". Saying"good night" is more difficult. The literal translation "bonanox" means that the night is a good one; it does not mean that the person is leaving, as it would in English. To say "goodbye" in Latin, use "vale". To say "God bless", you could say (literally) "may you be blessed by God", which in Latin is "benedicireDeo". --EncycloPetey 16:26, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

"Good night" usually means "I wish upon you that you have[subjunctive] a good night", I think. Can that be translated into Latin?—msh210℠ 02:27, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

The "way"? Not sure what sort of way you mean, and the meaning of the whole sentence is pretty obscure. If you explain what you mean by it, it'll be easier for someone to translate it for you. But a word-for-word translation might be אניהדרךוהאמת והחיים‎.—msh210℠ 02:01, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

There is nothing obscure in the sentence, this is Evangelium secundum Ioannem, the famous 14:6, ego sum via et veritas et vita (I am not quoting in English, because it is not one of the three sacred languages of Christianity as established by pope Nicholas I) and the person wants it translated in Hebrew. I could copy the line in Aramaic, because Peshitta is available online, but since he insists on Hebrew... The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 09:57, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

It means "Love gives life within." It means that love is necessary to your physical, spiritual and emotional welfare. It is a bit difficult to analyze without studying the language, but literally, it says: "inceptively life interior to the love". Adjectives follow nouns (as in Spanish), and "ua" is a perfective/inceptive aspect marker that signals completed actions or new situations. —Stephen 19:04, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

You are my life honey. I can't live without you. You are my angel. you are my love. When you open your eyes, the whole world wakes-up, when you close it, it's the world sleeping. You are the One. Only One

You may have difficulty accepting love or intimacy without strings, or are tired of faking it or being exploited. Looking in the mirror and reassess the value and power you place in sex, beauty or compliance. You have much more to offer in a relationship. This habitual process of distancing yourself emotionally could be a defensive mechanism to keep from being abandoned or rejected by love again. There might not be any happiness or future in this solitary illusion or passionless situation. Take the opportunity to finally give voice to the tidal wave of hurt -- then get back out there. Start over and follow your heart. Once you meet your own emotional needs and find self-acceptance through self-forgiveness, you can let go of the past and let love in.

Shi no numa, death field marshes? Is it supposed to be correct Japanese? Some help would be great :) User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 17:01, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

死の沼 (shi no numa) = marsh(es) of death. The English "death field marshes" doesn’t sound right to me. I think "death swamp" or "swamp of death" both sound fine, but not "field swamp" or "field marsh". —Stephen 18:29, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Well that sounds a lot better indeed :) thank you. Could you, or someone else, please verify this edit? I can see some similarities such as "all" "you" (declined) and a part of "hen". The rest is unclear to me and I was wondering if I should revert it. User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 16:55, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Looks about right. in Vsetci ste vyjebany kokoti, ste = are, vyjebany is a past passive participle of vyjebati (cf. вы-ебать). Among other words, by seems to be бы, do = до, and je = is (like есть). Nemame = we have no (see не, mít, mieć). I would guess that the language portrayed is close to Czech. —Stephen 04:22, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Nemame (немаме) is we have no in the Western Bulgarian dialects (aka E-dialects). It is not used in written Bulgarian (where the correct form is нямаме), but is widely understood. What is this blend of Slavic languages? Vsetci sounds similar to Slovak všetky (all), as already noted. The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 17:33, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

The correct translation is not "you're the one that holds my heart." It is a play on the person's surname of Kazez. The Japanese word for "wind" is "kaze", which is written with the kanji: 風. Add a "z" to the end, and you get "風z". -- A-cai 13:51, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

its called abatachin hoy in amharic(literally, 'praise our father'), here is a google result: http://www.ethiopic.com/abatachn.htm
just go to an ethiopian church(orthodox commonly), they usually have translations for children who dont natively speak it.

I have three English phrases I would like translated into Hawaiian. They are: Proctector of the King, 2) Royal Choice and House of Acceptance. Please any help would be appreciated. I lived in Hawaiia for several years and as anyone will tell you once you live there the sperit of the islands are always with you. Mahola, Dr Johnny Simmons

komeenossai (ai as in pie) - (I'm) sorry (ごめんなさい, gomen nasai, I’m sorry...it is very, very hard to figure out your spellings...these few were all I could guess. —Stephen 10:31, 22 June 2009 (UTC))

achassoh (the A's as in pie again and the oh like Homer's doh! yet again) - you don't say... / interesting... the guy said it in a sneaky way.

I hope my explanations are useful in this translation, if not I'm sorry for not making myself clear enough, but it's difficult to explain the context of these things sometimes. Thanks to whoever decides to help me! :D

im wanting to get a tattoo of You and no other and was wondering if tyou could please if you can help with the translation in to arabic hebrew and persion please thanks

In Arabic I would write لك وليس غيرها. Since it's a permanent tattoo, you should verify it with a native speaker or two before applying it. —Stephen 22:52, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

In Hebrew, רק אתה if the referent of "you" is male (or masculine, if a thing) and רק את if female (feminine), both assuming no context or that the referent of "you" is the subject of a sentence or the like. If the referent of "you" is an object then רק אותך (masculine or feminine). In all cases, Stephen's caveat about Arabic applies here, too.​—msh210℠ 17:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

could u also translate im my heart there will always be a place for you. For all my life I'll keep a part of you with me ,

and in a sepret scentance I am forever yours, and I will love you for even longer

into arabic for me if you can thankyou so much for your help before much appreciated

Bump. I will attempt the first sentence (in my heart there will always be a place for you): في قلبي سيكون هناك دائماً مكان لك- fi qalbi sayakuun hunaak daa'iman makaan laka(to male) / laki(to female) Please write in proper English, so that people wouldn't have to translate your English into English first :) Warning: It's only my attempt and I am not a native speaker! Anatoli 05:33, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

A normal menstrual period lasts from 2 to 7 days. The normal cycle patterns can range from 21 to 35 days. When bleeding occurs that is not part of the regular cycle; periods are longer or heavier than normal; occurs between periods; time between periods is longer than normal; or there is an absence of periods, this is called abnormal or irregular uterine bleeding. There are various causes of abnormal bleeding, but the most common is a hormone imbalance. At both ends of the menstrual life of a woman, periods may be irregular. Reasons for abnormal periods can be both normal and abnormal. The most normal reason is pregnancy. Hormone imbalance (not enough or too much of certain hormones) can also be a common reason. This can occur as a result of weight loss or gain; heavy exercise; stress; illness; or certain medications. The most common result of a hormone imbalance is loss of ovulation. If this occurs over a long period of time, a condition called endometrial hyperplasia can occur. Endometrial hyperplasia is the result of constant estrogen bombardment of the endometrium (the lining of the uterus shed every month with your period). Untreated, endometrial hyperplasia (when the lining of the uterus becomes too thick) can sometimes turn into cancer.
There are many reasons for abnormal/irregular periods. The chart below will list the most common reasons, their cause, other symptoms that may occur, diagnostic methods and treatment options. Remember, this is not a replacement for the advice of your care giver, but rather information to help you become aware of your body.

Since I have trouble requesting a pronunciation, I'll ask it here. How do you pronounce longevity and carapace? A hint on how to request those pronunciation would also be appreciated. Thanks User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 21:01, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

To request a pronunciation, put {{rfp}} in the pronunciation section. carapace is /ˈker.əˌpeɪs/ or /ˈkæ.rəˌpeɪs/. longevity is /lɔŋˈdʒe.və.ti/. —Stephen 03:21, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

If the IP already tattoed the above line it would mean God is alone (’Alāhā’ balḥu:da), which is not necessarily untrue, especially with regard to Emil Cioran's recurring comparison of man's and God's solitude. The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 09:31, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I think that’s Shona language of Zimbabwe (a Bantu language in any case). I understand it to say "rest in peace, Humba Makombe." The Humba Makombe are a tribe, so the deceased must be a member of that tribe. —Stephen 08:51, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll add that to the record on the relevant part of my website [3]. SemperBlotto 13:34, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

I thought I would type it to make it easier to handle, but I cannot remember how to pronounced the final character. I get: 謝門溫氏應娣之[...] (xiè mén wēn shì yìng dì zhī ...). Can’t guess the last character. —Stephen 04:57, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

what is the english to scottish celtic translation of the words "father" and "Family"—This comment was unsigned.

Both entries — father and family — list Scottish Gaelic translations in "Translations" sections, which see. Because I don't know which sense of father or of family you mean, I can't help you further.​—msh210℠ 19:11, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

May your enemies run far away from you. If you acquire riches may they remain yours always. Your beauty will be that of Apsara. Wherever you may go, many will attend, serve and protect you, surrounding you on all sides.

talkpage. I don't know why he decided to talk this kind of French to me on the Dutch wikipedia, but he did. Can someone (perhaps on that talkpage) translate it for me? I understand the most of his story but I can't really guess if he has left it be or still wants the error corrected. Thanks User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 16:36, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

He explains that your "Viking invasions" map is wrong (dates and locations), that Eastern Normandy (Haute-Normandie) was created in 911, that the part corresponding to the Orne and Calvados departements was added to Normandy in 924 and Cotentin (Manche departement) in 933. He suggests that you use the map you can find on fr.wikipedia or en.wikipedia or es.wikipedia. Yes, he still wants the error to be corrected. Lmaltier 16:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, I was confused by the last "Merci de corriger cette erreur!". Does merci also mean "please" or anything like that? User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 21:42, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

I believe that everything happens for a reason.
People change so that you can learn to let go,
things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right,
you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself,
and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together

Si vous voulez simplifier, évitez de compliquer is a simple statement, but then it is complicated by the addition of car ce n'est pas en compliquant que vous simplifierez. It tries, but fails, to simplify by complicating. —Stephen 17:22, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

A switcheroo is een plotselinge onverwachte switch. The old switcheroo refers to some sort of trick or scam, where the victim believes he is paying for and getting one thing, but the scammer pulls the "old switcheroo" and gives him something that is worthless. —Stephen 19:12, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't think there is a direct translation for the word 'regrets' but if you do find it out put it in the space and that will be the translation of it. Also because of the way of the Punjabi language works the direct translation will be "Have no regrets" as it won't make any sense if you use "no regrets". Hope I've helped, let me know if you need any more Punjabi translation, I am fluent in English, Punjabi and German and speak an ok-ish amount of Hindi and Urdu.

Don't know if it's actually an existing word, but there's a beer brand named "La Chouffe" and the icon they show is this leprechaun. Does it actually mean something like kabouter or not? User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 00:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

In a dialect of Walloon? I'm quite amazed that you know that. Anyway, if you are a beer drinker: don't drink La Chouffe, I know I didn't like it. Thanks for the help! User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 08:59, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I would like to have the following translated into arabic, but with the english pronunciation...

Judge of Souls

Storm of Vengence

Cleanser of Evil

Shadow of Justice

Dark Retribution

Storm of Sorrows

I am working on a story and would very much appreciate these being translated into Arabic using script that english only readers can understand. Being an English only reader myself, I have become frustrated with the translators that put it in Arabic script an do not give english letter/pronunciations for them.

Thanks

Here's my attempt, I am not a native speaker, wait or seek confirmation!:

could someone please translate this sentence into aramaic(estrangelo script).thanx alot.Edit

Hello,
I am looking to have the Lords Prayer,translated into Khmer Script, so I can have it tattooed onto myself. I have made numerous requests to khmertattoo@hotmail.com to use their translation services, but they have yet to send me an invoice. This is extremely important to me and I am hoping you can help me. If you do offer your services, please send me an invoice for how much you charge to translate the prayer into Khmer script. Below is the prayer I am trying to get translated and my email address. I hope you can help and I will patiently await your response. Thank You-

" Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen."

Pidgin means a somewhat simple form of a language, since said language is not spoken by the speakers of the pidgin form. Anyhow, which one do you want? In other words, what area do you believe your pidgin English comes from? User:Mallerd(Zeg et es meisje) 22:28, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

краповый берет, not capitalized. Yes, an entry would be good, but I am not sure what we call them in English. I don’t remember seeing anything about them in American newspapers or magazines, so it is difficult to make a good article about them. —Stephen 12:34, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Literally, краповый берет means crimsonberet, but I do not think that we would not call a special-forces unit that. More likely is maroon beret, but even that does not seem to be a standardized name in English for the краповый берет. Mayby "krapovy berets" is a better translation. —Stephen 00:23, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

My grandma had a tatoo on her forearm that read, "I BELONG TO JESUS".
I wanted to get the same in her memory but in aramaic possibly esterangelo script.
But I wanted JESUS spelt as YESHI, as His closest followers fondly refered to Him so.
Could anyone please help me. I would be very thankful.
Thanks a lot again in advance.

-Krist.

To render Domini nomen into Aramaic is straightforward - it is ܝܫܘܥ, but it is transliterated as Yeshūaʕ, not Yeshi. For the rest you will need a native (or non-native, but advanced) speaker. The uſerhight Bogormconverſation 09:46, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello, I would appreciate both the latin phoenetic spelling and the Georgian alphabet spelling to sign a letter "Good night, beautiful". If there is a better substitution for "good night", I'd appreciate knowing the literal translation. Many thanks!

What is the word 'left' in Latin? And the phrase 'For those I love, I will sacrifice' in Latin?

It would depend on the meaning of left. See left for a list of all the meanings we currently have. Mglovesfun (talk) 19:13, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Hawaiian to English Translation of Ho`ola Ka Haku and proper appearance for a nameEdit

PLEEEEEEEEEEASE would someone translate Ho`ola Ka Haku, any and all meanings, literal and simple. and also if this is given to someone as a second middle name how should it have been given properly and how should it appear properly on a birth certificate, as 3 words or 1 longer word? thank you! it's for my son and i just want to make sure everything is proper. i sincerely thank you :)

ka means the, or the one who. haku means lord, master, overseer, employer, owner, possessor, proprietor. hoʻōla means to save, to heal, to cure, to spare; also, it means salvation, healer, or savior. So yes, the phrase could be translated as "the Lord heals" or "the Lord saves". —Stephen 14:05, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes, the translation is most likely hoʻōla ka Haku, meaning "the Lord heals/saves" or "the Lord gives life". I'm pretty sure that the prefix "hoʻo-" (seen here as contracted with the word "ola", meaning life) is a causative. Kal(talk) 03:55, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

> Is í mo mháthair mo bhrí......thats Irish (Gaeilge), but get it confirmed from another source, i havent spoken Irish in a while and the grammar can be tricky. You can use "neart" instead of "brí", but neart is more physical strength where as brí means power

i need to translate "as it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end" or " as it wsa in the beginning so will it be in the end" in aramaic!!!! pls its for a tattoo

could you translate "fuck you" as close as possible in sanskrit, if poss.

Having a tattoo with "fuck you" written in sanskrit is highly offensive and disrespectful and i would not recommend it. Having lived in the likes of Thailand, Burma and India, where sanskrit is prominetly used, many Buddhists would take offence to having a disrespectful phrase in sanskrit. I recommend getting it in another language, maybe Hindi??? Sanskrit and Hindi do look seemingly similiar.

oo ok, i didn't really think about that just part of my tatoo is already in sanskrit and i wanted it to match! could you do it in hindi for me then?

Hebrew or Arabic translation for tattoo of the words "Live life without regret" (request unsigned by 81.140.74.225)

Arabic: عيش حياتك دون أسف ‎(3iish Hiyaatak duuna 'asaf) (change to Hiyaatik if you speak to a female but live as is as a general statement or when speaking to a man) (Words used: عاش‎ to live, حياة‎ life, دون‎ without, أسف‎ regret. I changed the translation to "live your life...", which sounds more natural in Arabic, IMHO. --Anatoli 22:37, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

I make that out as (roughly): "Because of the risk, we were carrying [sacra] of god toward the gate and giving (it) to Anchisae (the father of Aeneas)." I'm not quite sure how best to translate the word "sacra", but it means "holy things" or maybe "relics"? We had this very same question in 2006. --EncycloPetey 19:41, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

I am wanting to get a tatoo in aramic and need it translated from english to aramaic ancient aramic script if you would please. The thing i need translated is my children's names which are Roman, Paris, Milan and Vienna. Thank you

Hi!
I'd like to make sense of this sentence in Swedish:
"Man kan vika sig över bommen med raka ben från hängade utgångställning och ömvänd handtagning".
This is some kind of gym exercise but I just cannot guess which one. Thanks in advance! Anton

I know this isn't really the page for this, but the Wiktionary logo voting page still needs more translations. If anyone understands a language that the page has not yet been translated into, please consider adding a translation. Thanks. --Yair rand 16:09, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

The Peoria spoke the w:Miami-Illinois language. David Costa published a book on the language, The Miami-Illinois Language, in 2003, wherein he reconstructs the Miami-Illinois language and all its grammatical features (ISBN: 0803215142). You can obtain a copy for about $90 including shipping. Miami-Illinois is an Algonquian language similar to Ojibwe. In Ojibwe, forever my father’s daughter would be something like nimbaabaa odaanis gaagigenindaaw. If you find that book, perhaps you can put a translation together. —Stephen 04:57, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

I will write a part of the article,and put among parentesis the two words I can´t understand. I need the meaning in English, and then I will translate to Spanish, wich is my job.

Organon, the human pharmaceutical unit of OBS, was a strong global operation with impressive Research and Development and (late-stage pipeline), while the company's animal health's unit, Intervet, (was a powerhouse ) in its sector, with cutting-edge vaccine capailities

I've been trying to translate "Trust Few" and "Fearless" into Chinese (Traditional and/or Simplified) and have had no luck. Variations of them like "No Fear" or "Trust Few People" would be great as well, just need it somewhat close to the originals.

I would appreciate any help with this, and thank you in advance. (75.129.163.11)

Here's my attempt but I am not a native speaker. I find it more natural to say: 不信任任何人 (bù xìnrèn rènhé rén) - "don't trust any people", which has the same meaning the same as "Trust Few" in Chinese. "No fear" or "fearless" is 無畏 / 无畏 (wúwèi). Anatoli 12:07, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

In Swedish, mögel means mold. I have not heard that word in German. German has mogeln (to cheat at cards), and Mogelei (cheating). Also, of course, möglich. Maybe someone else will know of German Mögel. —Stephen 17:36, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, but it definitely does not mean mold. It's not a noun. Here's an example of usage: "mögel die in Erfüllung gehen" CMEHalverson 19:03, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Could this be a typo - Möbel (furniture), not mögel? Nouns are always capitalised in German. The sentence will then make sense. Mögel doesn't exist in modern German but there is such a surname. --Anatoli 22:35, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

It's a complete sentence, not a subordinate clause, so Möbel wouldn't make sense (nor would any noun), because in that case "gehen" would have to be analyzed as finite, and a finite verb cannot appear clause-final to the displacement of other constituent phrases ("in Erfüllung") in the main clause. My interpretation is that "mögel" is acting as the finite verb, and "gehen" is infinitive. I'm thinking it's along the lines of a slang gloss for "Mögen sie in Erfüllung gehen" cf. English "May they be fulfilled". Also, compare the south German diminutive suffix -le (mög-el). Comments? Native speakers? CMEHalverson 21:51, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

I would like to get a tattoo of 'forever grateful' in vietnamese. Does not necessarily have to be the literal translation...it would be more important that the meaning gets across. Could someone please translate to vietnamese for me? Thank you.

Stephen G. Brown, may you please show me how to read that because I cannot read or see what you wrote. I only see these boxes with numbers in them.

You need two things in order to read Khmer. First, a Khmer font, such as these or these fonts. Second, you need a recent version of the usp10.dll shaping engine. What operating system are you using? If you have Windows 7 or Vista, then you are in good shape. If you have an older version of Windows, then you probably will need to download a new usp10.dll. —Stephen 02:23, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Could someone please translate "I BELONG TO YESHUA" to hebrew please i need it for a tatoo.
Thanks in advance.—This comment was unsigned.

I don't know the English word YESHUA. If you mean Jesus (of Nazareth), then I think אני שייך לישו should do if you're male, and אני שייכת לישו if you're female. Check with a native speaker, though, before getting a permanent tattoo.​—msh210℠ 20:32, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

As a native speaker, I can confirm :) Jacobs 11:33, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Stephen, you seem to be the Khmer expert around here, so I'll ask you directly. In each episode of the podcast (or vodcast) for 'Extreme Khmer', Frank Smith says what I would imagine to mean "Extreme Khmer" in Khmer (every episode is entirely in Khmer). The pronunciation of the phrase he uses is (to the best of my representation) /kʰmai kɾai lɛŋ/. First of all, what does this phrase exactly mean? Secondly, how is it written in Khmer? It's been puzzling me for years and, as my Khmer is very limited, I thought I'd ask an expert. Thank you.--Strabismus 21:10, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

I would like to translate the following from spanish to latin " Amo la vida "

Thank you very much.

That would be "Vitam amo" (if you just love it) or "Vitam diligo" (if you love it after having thought and contemplated every aspect about it). Happy New Year to you too :) --81.39.199.51 21:21, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

I need someone to translate the words ADORED and BELOVED. I would like the Aramaic and Hebrew symbols as well as the English translation. Thanks!—This unsigned comment was added by 76.97.144.12 (talk) at 22:26, 28 December 2009.

The Hebrew translations, with transliterations, are at beloved, q.v.​—msh210℠ 18:22, 29 December 2009 (UTC)